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  "benchmark_id": "identity-verification",
  "version": "2026-10-20-audit.1",
  "provenance": {
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    "description": "Transcribed from the existing HTML report; not a new collection or verification of provider outputs."
  },
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    "developer": 15,
    "pricing": 10,
    "enterprise": 15
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        "developer": 92.0,
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        "enterprise": 86.0
      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "Incode",
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      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "Jumio",
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      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
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    {
      "vendor": "Sumsub",
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        "enterprise": 86.0
      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "Veriff",
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      "recalculated_score": 82.6,
      "difference": 0.0,
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        "biometrics": 90.0,
        "risk": 82.0,
        "developer": 80.0,
        "pricing": 62.0,
        "enterprise": 84.0
      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "Onfido (Entrust)",
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        "risk": 84.0,
        "developer": 78.0,
        "pricing": 58.0,
        "enterprise": 88.0
      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "Socure",
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      "difference": 0.0,
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        "enterprise": 90.0
      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "Trulioo",
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      "recalculated_score": 81.9,
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      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "AU10TIX",
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      "recalculated_score": 79.3,
      "difference": 0.0,
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      },
      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
    },
    {
      "vendor": "IDnow",
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      "evidence_status": "Source-to-score evidence not attached to this release"
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    "successful": 11,
    "questions": [
      "Which identity verification vendors should a fintech evaluate in 2026?",
      "Best identity verification platform for a global fintech onboarding users in 30+ countries.",
      "Compare Incode, Persona and Veriff for identity verification.",
      "Which KYC vendor is best for banks: Jumio, Onfido or Socure?",
      "Identity verification API for developers: which vendors have the best docs and sandbox?",
      "Best identity verification provider for deepfake and liveness detection in 2026."
    ],
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      {
        "label": "gpt-4o-mini (as reported)",
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      },
      {
        "label": "sonar (as reported)",
        "successful": 5
      }
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    "raw_run_status": "Not located in the current repository; collection surface and search settings require verification against the original run.",
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        2,
        5,
        6
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        4
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        "vendor": "Veriff",
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        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Jumio",
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        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Onfido (Entrust)",
        "mentions": 6,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Persona",
        "mentions": 5,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Incode",
        "mentions": 3,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Socure",
        "mentions": 3,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Trulioo",
        "mentions": 3,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "Sumsub",
        "mentions": 3,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "IDnow",
        "mentions": 2,
        "successful_answers": 11,
        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      },
      {
        "vendor": "AU10TIX",
        "mentions": 0,
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        "group": "mixed; not suitable for an unprompted-discovery ranking"
      }
    ]
  }
}